The BHMA is an open association of mainstream healthcare professionals, CAM practitioners, and members of the public who want to adopt a more holistic approach in their own life and work.
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Holistic healthcare - we are the voice of holism in medical care.
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Mind, body and spirit - we support the three aspects in diagnosis and treatment
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Alternatives - we inform about alternatives for managing illness. See IHR on this website
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Physician heal thyself - is our motto so we are for self care of practitioners.
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Integration of CAM within the NHS – we encourage this in order to widen choice.
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The bigger picture - health has political, economic, environmental, community and family dimensions
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Journal of Holistic Health - we promote understanding and discussion of the science and application of holistic health
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Medicine as if People Matter
The BHMA launched its campaign to support the provision of medicine as if people matter in the May issue of the Journal of Holistic Healthcare. We are particularly concerned about people with long term conditions who need to rebuild health; frail older people; and people whose health problems are distressing and demanding. Medicine as if People Matter requires a shift away from target driven, tick-box medicine. It requires: compassion and caring; practitioners who feel valued and value themselves; patients who feel empowered to take responsibility for themselves as a result of being listened to and encouraged to be well informed. The BHMA's big task is to influence the healthcare system to deliver on these requirements. Insofar as systems are a collection of individuals, we believe that each of us can make a difference; the more people who share this vision of holism and the more such people feel they are not a lone voice, the greater the chance of success.
Holistic bloggers
'Patients often complain in general practice that they cannot see their own doctor. There is no problem with access but it is continuity of care that is lacking.' Read about a patient that ended up seeing 10 doctors - Dr Craig Brown's blog of 10/5/09. www.holisticgp.blogspot.com
3rd year medical student Victoria Jones writes on the holistic healing course in her blog. Good photos Vicki www.holistichealingmedic.blogspot.com
Vested interests and the greater good
An article written by William House, looking at the essential tension we have to live with and how we negotiate this tension which determines whether we thrive, or even survive, as a species. click here to download.
Local Network Groups
Network meetings are open to all and are an opportunity for like-minded people to discuss the benefits of a whole person approach to medicine; to share information; and, to share experiences.
Brighton Local Network BHMA group meets at 7.30pm at the Charter Medical Centre in Hove. The next meeting and topic will be announced shortly. You are invited to bring along the poems, songs and readings you want at your own funeral and share with the group.
Bristol/Bath Local Network group runs from 8pm - 9.30pm at 25 Belgrave Road, Cotham, Bristol (off bottom end of Whiteladies Road). Next date to be announced.
North West Regional Network groups next meeting will be on 22nd June. The topic will be 'Integrative medicine in the USA'. The meeting will take place from 6.15pm at Christie Hospital Rehab Unit, Christie NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, Wilmslow Road, Manchester M20 4BX.
If you are interested in joining any of the local/regional network groups please contact Diana Brown at the BHMA office on 01278 722000 or send an email with the name of the local group as the subject heading to admin@bhma.org
David Cobbold Essay Prize
'Sreedhar Krishna, a medical student at Imperial College London, is
this year's winner of the David Cobbold student essay prize.
Congratulations to him for such a well-referenced and clear essay on ‘Student health matters.' There were 19 entrants and the quality of the
essays were of a high standard. We short listed four essays and we have
put the three runners up on this website. Krishna's essay will appear
in the next Journal of holistic health. Well done to all the students
for putting the time and effort into writing the essays.' To view the winning essay Click here and for the three runners up essays Click here
Reviews
Interested in the latest publications on holistic healthcare? Click here for reviews of some of the recent books or DVDs in the field.
